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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Particulars of formal and informal samples collected are as follows :—
| Nature of sample. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. | |
| Almonds, ground | 12 | _ | ||
| Arrowroot | 2 | — | — | - |
| Bacon | 3 | — | — | - |
| Beef, pressed | — | — | 1 | - |
| Brawn | 6 | — | 2 | - |
| Bread and butter | — | — | 1 | - |
| Butter | 37 | — | 14 | - |
| Cakes | 6 | — | 1 | - |
| Cakes, fish | — | — | 2 | - |
| Cakes, sponge | 9 | — | — | - |
| Cheese | 27 | — | 6 | - |
| Cherries, glace | — | — | 1 | - |
| Cocoa | 7 | — | 3 | - |
| Coffee | 13 | — | 1 | - |
| Cordial, fruit | — | — | 3 | - |
| Cornflour | — | — | 1 | - |
| Crab, dressed, tinned | — | — | 1 | - |
| Cream | 13 | — | 6 | - |
| Cream, confectionery | o | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Cream, butter | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 13 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Essence, coffee and chicory | — | — | 1 | — |
| Figs, dried | — | — | 1 | — |
| Fish, tinned | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Flour | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Fruit, dried | 6 | — | — | — |
| Fruits, crystallised | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gin | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ginger, preserved | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ham | 3 | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | — | 8 | — |
| Ice-cream | 6 | — | — | — |
| Iodine | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Iodine ointment, stainless | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Iodine paint | - | — | 1 | — |
| Iodine pencil | - | — | 1 | 1 |
| Iodine, solution of | - | — | 1 | 1 |
| Iodine, spirit of | - | — | 2 | 1 |
| Jam | - | — | 4 | — |
| Jelly, glycerine and rose | - | — | 1 | — |
| Lamb, loin of | - | — | 1 | — |
| Lard | 17 | — | 8 | — |
| Lardex | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lemon barley | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lemon curd | — | — | 9 | — |
| Margarine | 13 | — | 6 | — |
| Marmalade | — | 1 | — | |
| Meat | — | 1 | — | |
| Meat, minced | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Mincemeat | — | — | 6 | — |
| Milk | 305 | 8 | 109 | 4 |
| Milk, condensed | — | — | 9 | — |
| Mustard | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mustard, prepared | — | — | 2 | — |
| Oil, olive | — | — | 2 | — |
| Paste, fish | 15 | — | 13 | — |
| Paste, meat | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peas, tinned | — | — | 3 | — |
| Peel, candied | — | — | 3 | — |
| Pepper | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Pie, meat | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pork | — | — | 4 | — |
| Powder, gregory | 2 | — | — | — |
| Powder, lemonade | 6 | — | — | — |
| Powder, liquorice | — | — | 3 | — |
| Powder, soap | — | — | 1 | — |
| Prawns | — | — | 1 | — |
| " Preservative " | — | — | 1 | — |
| Prunes | — | — | 4 | — |
| Carried forward | 547 | 14 | 298 | 16 |